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ABENJAMIN Aciiiiii BowLEs, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

'v GAME'or estimenl Y A Application tiled-I October 25, 1924. y SerialNo. 745,906.3

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Be it known that I, BENJAMIN AGEE yBowniis, a citizenv of the UnitedStates. of America, residingfat Washington,.. in vthe District ofColumbia, havev invented` certain o new anduseful lImprovementsinrGaines of Chance; and I `do hereby declare that the followingy is afull, clear,4 concise, and exact description of the invention, such laswill enablej'othersskilled inthe art to which it appertains to? makeandusethe same.

lThis invention relates to improvements in games of chance, havingfor-'an object to provide a novel and highly amusing game adapted, wheninfuse, to simulate the playing of an actual gameof baseball, includingthe various plays of interest and moment in `such agame as wellaspermitting the advancing of runners about the bases andthe retiringvfashion.l f

`It is also anl equally-important object of the invention 'to lprovide*thegame with-a novel form of game-piecewhereby the plays of the gamewill bein'dicate'd to persons participating therein,y its operation'andcontrol being entirelyv of chance and hence, lending to the realism `ofthe` game. Y r y Other objects ofthe invention will be part obvious, andin part pointed out hereina-fter.-V f f I Y In order that the inventionand its mode persons-skilled inthe art, I have in the accompanyingillustrative drawings, and f in the detailed following description basedthereupon, set out one possible p embodiment ofthesame.y y l In thesedrawingsrf Figure 1 is an elevationfoith'e complete gaineI showing vthe'gamer control piece arranged inA one-indicating4 position upon the ygame board; l

Figure 2 is an enlargedvertical section throughthefcontrol gamep'iece;`l

Figure Sis a fragmentary'enlarged horizontal section taken on theflineof Figure2look'ing'in the direction r`infwhich the arrows point;`and, j@Y' Figure-4 isa planview showing the arrangementxof play indicatingymarkings `upon the flattened sides of the-control game apiece. o, sa,:l r, *i

d score `of `v`theopposite 'sides in realistic f Jformed on the ticulartop 8.

i Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection withwhich like lcharacters ofreference will designate' corresponding partsthroughout, the invention may loe-stated to comprise a suitable `Vformoit game board l formed of material possessiing the desiredk stabilityand rigidity and having a base-ball diamond 2 delineated thereupon as isclearly shown in the Figure 1, while suit-ably designated transverselyarlrangedY columns 3 are Apresented upon one portion of the aforesaidsurface of the game board l and permit the keeping of .box

these transverse columns being divided into score" receiving boxes, theinnings of :which are indicated by numerals generally designated hereinby thev numer- 131:4, u o i l Y, o

:To permit the playing ofthe game, a I

nove-l form of'con'trol game piece 5 is utilized.' This game .piececonsists of a metal f 'body or a body formed of other suitablematerial-having the desired weight,

Y I stability, and rigidity,

the lower portion of which is -,reduced and rounded, las indicated at 6,

whilela pocket 7 'is 'formed in the upperr portion thereofv and opensonto the upper side a of said body. 5 whereat it is provided with'internal' screw threads adapted to be engaged by correspondingr screw`threads AThis top 8, in turn,v is provided with a coiicentricallyarranged up- Vstandingfinger engaging spindle 9 adapted to be engagedbetween the lingers of a player of the game and twisted in such a manneras to impart rotary or spinning motion to -f the control game piece bodyportion 5. A`In this connection,witisoi'` course to be understood thatthe circular; top 8 is positively turned into fulleiig'agementwith thescrew threaded upper portion of the pocket 7 in thebody portion 5 and isthus held against rotary movement with respect'tosuch body Vportionduring the spinning of the latter.

'merallO and' upon which there is suitably inscribed or otherwisepresented, various legends or play indicating matter or mark-'peripheral portion of a par- V ings thereupon may Y participant of thegame vanced until the particular ings 11, such as are clearly shown inthe Figure 4. These markings 1I indicate different plays of an actualgame of base-ball.

PlayingY pieces 12, preferably twelve in number, also provided the game,consisting of complementally formed andsized disks as shown in theYFigures 1, 2 and 3. lhen not in use, the playing pieces 12 are adaptedto be received and retained ivithin the pocket 7 the'fbjody portiontheir displacement from such pocket being,

8 in the same, as hereinbefore described.

In playing my improved game, certain number of the playing pieces 12areA removed from'Y the pocket 7 Yof the control game piece 5 and arearranged upon the board 1 as is shown in the Figure 1. The control gamepiece 5 is now spun'by oneof the participants of the gaine and withdiscontinuance of its top-like rotary motion, it will fall onto itsside, resting upon one of the flattened faces 10 thereof. lli/'hen inthis position upon the kgame board or other supportingsurface, Ythemarking 11 upon'that flattened side or Yface 10 directly opposite.V tothe side 10 engaging orfcon'tacting with the `game boardorsup'portingsurface is read and such marking indicates a certain playto the person who has spun the `game piece. In tliisgparticulrarembodiment of the invention, the control game piece Yis shown as in!dicating a single, thus showing Who has spun the piece is entitled tomove one of the'playing pieces 12., indicating players, onto the firstbase of the base-ball diamond 2. :The control'rgame piece 5 isagain spunand the reading ofthe upperor voutermost markingrll upon the flattenedside 10 is again Vmade and in this Way, theplaying ofthe game is adsideYrepresented by the player aforesaid is retired by the usualthree'out-s. At this time, the opposite player receives the game controlpiece and spins the samein a fashion corresponding to that described inconnection with the-first player endeavoring toV advance his game pieces12 about the various bases of the baseball diamond Zito vsecure runsuntil his particular side is retired :by outs Score or runs made by theVopposirng players of the game may, of course, be Ventered into thevarious score receiving boxes provided by the transversely arrangedcolumns 3 and if thescore is tied at the time of reaching of the ninthinning ofthegame, such game may be continued in its playing until one orthe other side breaks the tie and Wins, as is usual in the playing ofVan actual game of base-ball. Y

If desired, the exposed surface of the game board 1 receiving the boxscore marki be formed of Celluloid or other similar material, such asrubberized Y desired, the playing `course revented bv engagement of theto 7 u t. c

that the coating matter, et cetera, in order that the sccres entered inthe differentscore boxes may be readily erased therefrom subsequently tothe playing of a game.

It is to be also noted that when the game Y is not being played, thegaine pieces 12 areV received in tli'e'pocket 7 of the lgame control,piece 5, which, in turn,

other suitable convenient places, as may be pieces thus being preventedfrom'becoming lost, broke-n, or misplaced. i n

l It is to be furthermore understood that the playing of the game maybeeffected without the game board 1 should it be so desired, it Ybeingpractical to merely sketch outupon a piece of paper or other surface, abase-ball diamond or field simulating the actual base-ball field and4over the bases of which thegame pieces of the opposing play. ers may beadvanced ingaccordanceivith the plays of the game followino'.

YManifestly, the constructionshownliis capable of considerablemodification, and such modification asis Within the scopeof my claims, Iconsider Within the spiritV of my invention. 'A

1.- In la base-ball game comprising in combination an appropriatelydelineated playing field, and playingY pieces therefor, ofa gamecontrolled piece adapted to indicate plays -upon said playing field,comprising a1 body Yportion having a reduced and rounded lower portionand upwardly opening pocket formed therein, said pocket adapted toretain said playing pieces when the latter are not in use, a top forclosing said pocket, 'and a'spindle formed vith'said top. Y

2. In a base-ball game comprising incombination `an appropriatelydelineated playing field', and playing pieces therefor, of a lgamecontrolled piece comprising a"V body portion having reduced and roundedlower Yportion-and anl upwardly opening pocket formed'therein, saidpocket adapted to retain said playing pieces when the latter are not inuse, a series of flattened faces formed upon the upper portion oftheperipheral surface of said game controlled piece, play indicating matteron said flattened faces adapted to designate t-he position of saidplaying pieces upon the playing field, a top for closing said pocket,and a spindle formed with said top. n

3. In a base-ball gamev comprising in combination Van appropriatelydelineated playing field and 'playing pieces therefor, of a gamecontrolled piece comprising abody portion having a reduced and roundedlower portion and an upwardly opening pocket formed therein, said pocketadapted to retain said playing pieces When the latmay be placed in theY'pocket of the apparel of a person or in ter are not in use, a series offlattened faces threaded connection between said top and formed upon theupper portion of the pebody portion, and a. spindle formed with Irpheral surface of said game control piece, Amd arranged concentrcallyof said top; 10 playing indicating matter-"on Suid flattened In Witnesswhereof I have hereunto set 5 faces adapted to designate the positionofv lny hand. v

said playing pieces upon the playing field, a top for normally closingsaid pocket, a Y BENJAMIN AGEE BOWLES.

